Have had it means you have run out of patience or energy and can't take any more. It is most often used as I've had it or I've had it with + whatever is annoying you. About things, the same phrase means “worn out, no longer working”: My phone has had it.
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I've had it (with + person/thing); something has had it
- I've had it with our noisy neighbours, so I'm going to talk to the landlord.
- After ten hours of revision I've had it, so I'm going straight to bed.
- These trainers have had it; I need a new pair before the trip.
What changed
First versionI had it with these endless meetings, so I'm looking for a new job.
RevisionI've had it with these endless meetings, so I'm looking for a new job.
The idiom depends on have: I've had it, she's had it. Without have, you get the ordinary past simple: I had it only says that you had something at some point, not that you can't take any more. The phrase describes how you feel now, so have is needed.
I've had enough (of something) means the same but sounds calmer: I've had enough of this rain. I've had it is sharper: people say it when they are irritated or exhausted. In an essay, replace both with be tired of.
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My laptop keeps switching itself off and the screen is cracked. I think it ___.
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has had it — The laptop is failing right now, and we need to describe its present state: has had it, “is worn out”. Without has, the sentence becomes a story about the past and is no longer the idiom.
Write about a situation at work or in your studies that you are fed up with. Start with I've had it with and say what you are going to do.
I've had it with the slow Wi-Fi in the library, so I'm going to study at the café next door.
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